State Budget

Pa. Enters Day #1 of Illegal, Unbalanced State Budget

  • July 12, 2016

Pa. Enters Day #1 of Illegal, Unbalanced State Budget Gov. Wolf Abdicates Constitutional Responsibility to Correct Legislature’s Error July 12, 2016, HARRISBURG, Pa.—Today is uncharted territory for Pennsylvania.

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Will Wolf-Enacted Budget Violate Law?

  • July 11, 2016

Will Wolf-Enacted Budget Violate Law? Law Requires Gov. to Veto Spending Above Official Revenue Estimates July 11, 2016, HARRISBURG, Pa.—Governor Tom Wolf yesterday announced he would allow the $31.6 billion…

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Gov. Wolf’s Budget Reversal

  • July 11, 2016

In his many press conferences about Pennsylvania's fiscal future, Gov. Wolf was adamant about one thing: the state budget must be truly balanced. He lambasted the General Assembly for its…

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Lower State Spending Could Improve Bond Rating

  • Elizabeth Stelle
  • July 11, 2016

Last week Moody’s warned an out-of-balance state budget could result in another credit downgrading. By not acting to balance the budget, Governor Wolf is aiding in the devaluation of the…

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Philadelphia’s Cigarette Tax Falls Short

  • July 8, 2016

Philadelphia collected nearly $59 million in cigarette taxes between July 2015 and June 2016. Well below the $77.5 million originally anticipated by state lawmakers, according to Anna Orso…

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State Budget

Back to the Future: Budget Edition

  • Nathan Benefield
  • July 8, 2016

Doc Brown showed up at Commonwealth Foundation headquarters in his DeLorean yesterday with a stern warning about the future. “I just returned from 2017! You’ve got to come back with…

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One of these things is not like the others . . .

  • Elizabeth Stelle
  • July 8, 2016

Remember this popular song from the children's show Sesame Street? It goes, “One of these things is not like the others, one of these things doesn't belong. . .”…

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Regulation

‘Spend-first, Tax-later’ is Flawed Budgeting

  • Nathan Benefield
  • July 8, 2016

As it stands, this budget leaves families trapped in a game of tax roulette—praying their taxes don’t go up this year. Next year, let’s hope taxpayers don’t have to choose…

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Taxes & Economy

PA Manufacturing Withers Under High Tax Load

  • Gordon Tomb
  • July 6, 2016

As Harrisburg searches for politically acceptable tax hikes to fund a record-breaking budget, Pennsylvania’s attractiveness to manufacturers continues to decline. According to a study reported by the Central…

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